March 20, 2016 Scalia's death could affect politically tinged cases Challengers in two politically tinged cases before the Supreme Court this week face the seemingly insurmountable problem of being unable to count to five — as in five votes.
March 18, 2016 Navy: 8 sailors aboard aircraft carrier hurt during landing The Navy says eight sailors have been injured aboard the Norfolk-based aircraft carrier USS Dwight D.
March 18, 2016 Virginia man pleads guilty in attempt to join Islamic State A northern Virginia man charged in a sting operation with attempting to join the Islamic State has pleaded guilty to a federal terrorism charge.
March 17, 2016 Clerk rescinds ban on journalists' access to court motions A clerk's office in Virginia has ended a five-year policy of denying journalists access to any legal motions filed in the court after the rule was challenged by The Associated Press.
March 17, 2016 FBI investigates death of Va. man shocked by police stun guns The FBI is investigating the 2013 death of a Virginia man who was repeatedly shocked with stun guns by police, the head of the federal agency's Richmond division said.
March 16, 2016 DC subway system to reopen Thursday after emergency shutdown that left commuters in chaos The Washington area's Metro subway system will be opening at 5 a.m. Thursday after an unprecedented 29-hour repair-related systemwide shutdown that began Tuesday night and caused headaches for hundreds of thousands of commuters Wednesday, the agency's general manager said Wednesday evening.
March 16, 2016 Judge denies bond in 2012 murder case still awaiting trial A judge has denied bond to a Virginia man charged with capital murder in the 2012 death of his 1-year-old son even though he will have spent four years in jail awaiting trial.
March 16, 2016 Navy warns sailors of consequences of March Madness gambling Navy officials are reminding sailors not to participate in March Madness gambling in the workplace.
March 16, 2016 The Latest: Not all commuters realized DC Metro is shutdown The Latest on a daylong shutdown of the Washington area's Metro subway system (all times local): 7:20 a.m.
March 11, 2016 The Latest: Remains believed to be student missing since '98 The Latest on human remains found that could be body of a Virginia Tech graduate student who vanished in 1998 (all times local): 3:45 p.m.
